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Why buy wine from us?
There are lots of good wine merchants out there - from online only to bricks and mortar. So why buy wine from Stone, Vine & Sun? Well, we really care about what we sell. Wine to us is not a commodity, it’s a way of life, but let’s explore that:
• For a small business we spend far too much time travelling to buy wine, in particular on the road, whether on Ruta 5 in Chile or the RN74 in Burgundy. We visit many wineries and domaines to no avail, but have made many stunning discoveries over the years. We see ourselves as prospecting for treasure.
• We are guided by our founding philosophy. Stone, Vine & Sun was named after the three most important influences on a bunch of grapes, and therefore wine: the earth, the plant and the weather. It reflects our belief that wines should have a sense of place (and not come from some huge industrial facility!).
• Most of our wines - many exclusive to SVS in the UK market - come from independent, family-owned producers. These folk in turn care about the husbandry of their land, and are increasingly adopting sustainable, organic or bio-dynamic methods of cultivation.
• …But we are not tied to our suppliers: we don’t "represent" anyone, so we don’t have to buy their wine in a terrible vintage and then cynically push it to you (believe me, other merchants do!)
• We are very focused on delivering value. In particular we offer a wide range of wines at £8-£16 a bottle, as that is where we believe the sweet spot is for quality and value (You could argue that a £16 bottle is twice as good as an £8 bottle; but it’s much harder to argue that a £32 bottle is twice as good as a £16 bottle).
• We all drink lots of wine - arguably too much. We talk about what we have drunk in the office, we argue about the merits of particular wines. If you want more advice call us!
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Product Code: MAT5NV
Serge Mathieu, Champagne Rosé, Brut, NV
“From Avirey-Lingey, at the south-west end of the Bar-sur-Aube: here it’s warmer than around Reims, and this offers perfect conditions for the Pinot...”
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Product Code: VIB117
Vicien, Malbec, Catamarca, 2017
“Is the 2017 the most delicious vintage yet of one of our best-selling wines - a wine we have been shipping for 14 years...? From vineyards over 5,000...”
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Product Code: DIA1NV
Diamant, Cremant de Loire, NV
“New to our list, an easy-drinking, light, perfectly clean and fresh sparling wine from Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay - produced in the same way as...”
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Product Code: AGW318
Les Chapelières, Comté Tolosan, IGP, 2018
“A best-seller, an easy drinking blend of Ugni Blanc and Colombard with lowish alcohol and refreshing bite. Clean and lemony, with a pleasing pear...”
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Product Code: CED118
Cederberg, Chenin Blanc, Cederberg, 2018
“Almost water white. Mouthwatering entry of pineapple, lime and white peach. Zippy mountain wine - finishes dry and mineral. Now-2021”
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Product Code: AUM318
Les Chardons, Sauvignon Blanc, Vin de Pays de Loire, 2018
“Surprisingly tropical aroma. In this hot vintage this is riper and more rounded than usual, with ripe citrus and hint of pineapple. Refreshing...”
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Product Code: CPB514
Château Pierre-Bise, Les Rouannières, Coteaux du Layon, Beaulieu, 2014
“From a vineyard on thin soil over spilite at this famed estate. Mid gold. Rich, but not over-sweet, with tangy citrus cutting the mandarin and lychee...”
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Product Code: FOR617
Domaine des Forges, Coteaux du Layon St Aubin, 2017
“Saint-Aubin-de-Luignélies between the Loire and Layon rivers. This offers absurdly good value for a wine of such richness and weight; and from...”
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Product Code: MIR118
Mirror Lake, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, 2018
“Mirror Lake, a wine cleverly sourced and blended from wine from some excellent estates (no names allowed), has become one of our most popular white...”
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Product Code: ESZ118
Les Vignerons d’Estezargues, Cuvee des Galets, Cotes du Rhone, 2018
“Juicy, unfiltered blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah: raspberryish mouthful, mildly spicy and very moreish. A long term favourite at SVS. Now-2021”
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Product Code: DRU1NV
Drusian, Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, Extra Dry, NV
“This smartly presented bottle has established itself as a firm favourite with our customers. Deliciously sherberty, light, and with the merest hint...”
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Product Code: PRI118
Principato, Pinot Grigio, IGT, 2018
“An extremely popular wine from the north west of Italy. Open and simple citrus scent. Lightly floral, crisp attack. No pretensions here - it just...”
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Product Code: ELS117
Domaine d'Elise, Petit Chablis, 2017
“A benchmark, far better than most co-op Chablis: excellent concentration and correctly lactic. Now-2021”
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Product Code: VEG216
Vega del Rayo, Rioja, Vendimia Seleccionada, 2016
“A blend of about 95% Tempranillo and 5% Mazuelo, a cheerful, oaked (American and Russian) Rioja. Clean, raspberry, red and black cherry character,...”
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Product Code: POL1NV
Pol Roger, Champagne Réserve, Brut, NV
“The classic, white foil cuvée, a blend of roughly equal thirds of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, given about four years ageing before...”
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Product Code: ELS217
Domaine d'Elise, Chablis, 2017
“From vines on the slopes above Milly, on pure white hard chalk soils. Always creamy but with oystershell Chablis characteristics too. Ripe citrus, a...”
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Product Code: CLB215
Francoise & Denis Clair, Saint Aubin Blanc, 2015
“From a very calcareous site, and given 10-15% new oak. Excellent concentration of ripe citrus, cream and oatmeal, but more precise than the Santenay....”
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Product Code: FIC517
Domaine Olivier Fichet, Macon-Burgy, Les 3 Terroirs, 2017
“Olivier Fichet’s unoaked Chardonnay comes from three plots of vines - some very old - in the excellent terroir of the northern Mâconnais near...”
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Product Code: SAU715
Saumaize-Michelin, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pentacrine, 2015
“Named after the 5-sided marine fossils found locally, this wine is selected from several parcels across the estate and raised in larger 600 litre...”
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Product Code: BOR318
Bodegas Borsao, Garnacha, Joven, Campo de Borja, 2018
“Borsao, based in Campo de Borja in the upper Ebro Valley, specialise in Grenache based wines. This offers a sweet, soft, juicy gulp of fresh...”
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Product Code: LAH118
El Lagar de Isilla, Ribera Del Duero, Roble, 2018
“Our best-selling wine from Lagar de Isilla, a bodega in La Vid, just east of Aranda de Duero. 95% Tempranillo with 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, with just...”
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Product Code: LAH314
El Lagar de Isilla, Ribera Del Duero, Reserva, 2014
“100% Tempranillo, including some parcels 80-90 years old; in French barrels for 18 months. Pure, lifted red fruit perfume on smart oak. Currently...”
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Product Code: CAE412
Carinae, Malbec, Hommage, Mendoza, 2012
“Amazing old-vine Malbec from 93 year old vines in a high altitude vineyard at Calle Cobos, Perdriel in Luján de Cuyo, just south of Mendoza; tiny...”
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Product Code: BRE111
Walter Bressia, Profundo, Mendoza, 2011
“Walter Bressia, now in his fifties, has experience as winemaker and consultant oenologue for a number of Argentine estates. In 2003 he decided he...”
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Product Code: FRY615
Fryer's Cove, Pinot Noir, Bamboes Bay, Western Cape, 2015
“Based on fruit from a cool coastal site, an attractively fast-maturing Pinot, so already one enjoys pleasing savoury and undergrowth hints. Supple,...”
